Our
mapping function uses the Berkeley
Mapper program to plot georeferenced specimen data in conjunction
with Google Maps. If you
would like to map the CONN records of a taxon, you should first conduct
a simple
or advanced
query. Then use the Berkeley Mapper link at the top of the query
results page to map the records. The Google Map interface has many
options, including different backgrounds, so spend some time learning
the basics. When you click on a record, a selection of data for that
specimen will appear. See a screenshot
of the mapper program at work. Localities of sensitive (i.e. imperiled)
species are not provided and an error message will be generated if
mapping of an imperiled taxon is attempted. Please contact the
Collection Manager or Director for further clarification regarding
imperiled species records. Also, please let us know if you find any
incorrectly georeferenced specimens (we are still cleaning those up).
Note: The "Link Back" option will return the original database record.

We are grateful to John
Deck, Andrew Doran and Richard Moe (UC-Berkeley) and Mike O'Neal
(BG-Base) for their technical support, and especially to Martin Pullen
(RBGE) who kindly wrote the scripts necessary to implement the mapping
function for the CONN database and provided many bug fixes.